Andrew M McNutt

Andrew McNutt is an Assistant Professor of HCI & Visualization at the University of Utah, jointly appointed in the Kahlert School of Computing and the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI). His research focuses on interactive visualization tools, domain-specific languages, and visualization theory, supporting users' agency in doing meaningful work with data across domains including data science, creative coding, and digital humanities. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Chicago, advised by Ravi Chugh, and was previously a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington supervised by Jeffrey Heer and Leilani Battle. He received the Johanna Beyer EuroVis Early Career Award.

• 2024–Present·University of Utah·Assistant Professor
  • Kahlert School of Computing and Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI); research on visualization and human-computer interaction.
• 2023–2024·University of Washington·Postdoctoral Scholar
  • Supervised by Jeffrey Heer and Leilani Battle.
• 2015–2017·Uber·Data Visualization Engineer II
• 2014–2015·Collaborative Drug Discovery·Scientific Visualization Developer

• 2017–2023·University of Chicago·PhD, Computer Science
  • Advisor: Ravi Chugh.
• 2017–2019·University of Chicago·MS, Computer Science
  • Advisor: Gordon Kindlmann.
• 2010–2014·Reed College·BA, Physics
  • Advisor: Nelia Mann.